Recognised as Colour
#89091B
- #89091B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#89091B is a red with RGB values 137, 9, 27 and HSL 352°, 88%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#89091B#89091B
HEX#89091B
RGBrgb(137, 9, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.0353, 0.1059
RGB percentages53.7%, 3.5%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(351.6, 87.7%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 93.4%, 53.7%)
CMYK0%, 93.4%, 80.3%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,980,763
CSS custom property--colour: #89091B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#76F6E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#098977
Analogous#89095B, #893709
Triadic#1B8909, #091B89
Split complementary#098937, #095B89
Tetradic#5B8909, #098977, #370989
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R137
G9
B27
Red137 (53.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue351.56°
Saturation (HSL)87.67%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 89 · G 09 · B 1B
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